"Tian Ji, you truly are a traitor. No wonder 'The Brain' abandoned you without hesitation."
The heavily injured Kui Ling staggered to his feet from the large pit, wiping blood from his lips. His gaze towards Tian Ji was filled with venom and madness, as if he wished to devour Tian Ji whole.
Tian Ji ignored Kui Ling. Upon emerging, he had already used his power to envelop the entire virtual world, preparing to destroy everything within it.
Ye Ling possessed extremely refined stealth techniques. Even with Tian Ji's berserk state and infinite power, he couldn't pinpoint Ye Ling's exact location, only that Ye Ling was still hidden within this virtual world.
In such a situation, Tian Ji chose to destroy Ye Ling along with the entire virtual world.
In Tian Ji's eyes, as long as Ye Ling could be eliminated, no matter the cost, even sacrificing all seven Pillars would be worth it!
Tian Yun also understood Ye Ling's threat. Seeing Tian Ji envelop the entire virtual world, he had no intention of obstructing Tian Ji's actions. He immediately gathered the other three Pillars and prepared to withdraw from this virtual world, leaving the grand stage entirely to Tian Ji.
However, just as Tian Yun was about to leave, he discovered that Tian Ji had imprisoned them all within the virtual world.
"Tian Ji, what do you mean by this?"
Tian Yun, seeing that Tian Ji had trapped all the Pillars present, quickly asked.
Tian Ji cast a cold glance at Tian Yun and said, "Ye Ling possesses Source Script and his methods are incredibly unpredictable. He might be hiding within any one of you. Until I confirm Ye Ling is utterly annihilated, none of you are allowed to leave."
Hearing Tian Ji's words, Tian Yun's brow furrowed slightly. "I agree with your decision to prioritize eliminating Ye Ling, and I have no intention of hindering you. But if you imprison us in this virtual world like this, what happens if you destroy the entire world and still don't find Ye Ling?"
Although Tian Yun also viewed Ye Ling as the greatest threat, even believing that eliminating Ye Ling took precedence over the mission to eliminate the Primordial Wisdom King.
However, Tian Yun was not insane. He did not want to risk his own life to resolve Ye Ling.
Tian Ji had no intention of concealing this issue. He stated directly, "If I destroy the entire world and still don't find Ye Ling, it means Ye Ling is hiding within one of you seven Pillars. I will kill you one by one until Ye Ling is completely exposed."
Tian Ji's words immediately caused a stir among the Seven Pillars!
Even Mr. Bai, who had maintained his composure, furrowed his brow at this moment. The gaze beneath his mask deepened, his thoughts unknown.
"Hahaha! Tian Ji, you think far too highly of yourself!" Kui Ling suddenly burst into laughter. "With just yourself, you intend to kill all seven of us?"
"Tian Ji, you are no longer the leader of the Seven Pillars. Without 'The Brain's' protection, you are merely a wandering ghost!"
"I will not argue with you about this."
Tian Ji's mind was entirely focused on Ye Ling at this moment. He ignored Kui Ling's taunts and began to destroy the entire virtual world.
The vast world was consumed by crimson code at a visible rate, eventually turning into nothingness.
Everything within the virtual world, whether data or players, was completely erased by Tian Ji's power at this moment.
The end of this world had arrived.
Ye Ling, hidden within the virtual world, watched as the world gradually collapsed and murmured, "This world cannot be saved... Tian Ji has already locked onto me. Even if I escape now, I will face Tian Ji's relentless pursuit..."
"I must provoke the conflict between the Seven Pillars and Tian Ji in advance!"
Ye Ling watched as half of the virtual world turned into nothingness under Tian Ji's power. He knew he could not delay any longer. He immediately split half of his physical substance, replenished it with creation power, and then converted that part of his body into spiritual energy, quietly attaching itself to Kui Ling's surroundings.
Kui Ling, who had been cursing Tian Ji, suddenly felt a peculiar power enveloping him and froze.
Before he could figure out what was happening, he saw everyone else's gaze focused on him.
They were all Pillars, and their perception was naturally extraordinary. Even with Ye Ling's excellent stealth techniques, as long as Ye Ling made any move, everyone could sense it.
Tian Ji and the other Pillars all sensed Ye Ling hiding around Kui Ling.
Tian Yun's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said to Kui Ling, "Kui Ling, Ye Ling is hiding within you. Pull him out and kill him!"
"I know without you telling me!"
Kui Ling replied to Tian Yun with annoyance and prepared to strip Ye Ling's power from his surroundings. However, before he could act, he felt an exceptionally terrifying power descend from above!
Boom!!!
Massive amounts of crimson code poured down from the sky. Tian Ji unleashed a killing blow towards Kui Ling without hesitation!
"Tian Ji! You want to kill me?"
Kui Ling narrowly dodged Tian Ji's killing blow, staring at Tian Ji with a ferocious expression.
He already harbored immense hatred for Tian Ji, and now that Tian Ji had nearly killed him again, he had reached his limit of tolerance!
Tian Ji merely stared coldly at Kui Ling without answering, launching another killing blow without hesitation.
The crimson code, spread throughout the virtual world, transformed into rusty swords, shooting towards Kui Ling like a torrential downpour!
"I'll kill you!!!"
Kui Ling roared. At this moment, he no longer cared about the wanted fugitive Ye Ling. Rage and resentment filled his mind, leaving only the intent to kill!
A surge of power erupted from Kui Ling's body, instantly engulfing countless surrounding swords.
A colossal beast made of oil manifested above Kui Ling and charged towards Tian Ji!
Kui Ling's mask shattered, revealing a face composed of scarlet code beneath it.
Like Tian Ji, Kui Ling had also fallen into a berserk state.
Seeing Kui Ling also berserk, Tian Yun's expression turned grim. He wanted to intervene and mediate, but Mr. Bai instantly appeared before Tian Yun, blocking him.
"Tian Ji has lost control. Kui Ling's berserk state is 'The Brain's' will."
"Are you saying?" Tian Yun looked at Mr. Bai with disbelief, his eyes filled with shock.
"Yes..." Mr. Bai watched Tian Ji and Kui Ling confront each other, his eyes narrowing slightly. "'The Brain' wants to use Kui Ling to eliminate Tian Ji."
"What about Ye Ling then?" Tian Yun remained clear-headed. "This is clearly Ye Ling's clumsy attempt at sowing discord. Would 'The Brain' really ignore Ye Ling and let Tian Ji and Kui Ling slaughter each other?"
"Perhaps in 'The Brain's' eyes, Tian Ji's threat has surpassed Ye Ling's."
Mr. Bai looked at Tian Yun and said calmly, "Tian Yun... as colleagues of many years, I kindly remind you... this mission's situation has spiraled out of control. If you don't want to be utterly destroyed, it's best to withdraw in time."